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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 42650

Opens up a narrowed salivary duct, the small tube carrying saliva from a gland into the mouth, by passing a fine probe or dilator along it. Restoring the flow relieves the painful swelling that builds under the jaw or in the cheek at mealtimes when saliva cannot escape. It is a short procedure done in the office.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$75.86$63.10 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$955 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $209 to $3,981Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $56 to $132
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,862professional $76

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $77.62 · 38th of 51
MN $155KY $70.79

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.